NDO – A new page was written in the history of Vietnamese football as the country’s U23 team claimed second place at the AFC U23 Championship 2018 that concluded in China two days ago. It was not just a matter of luck either, but a praiseworthy achievement following a difficult journey to defeat their opponents and progress to the final, as stated by the professional circle both at home and abroad. From being an average team in Southeast Asia (SEA) without a single SEA Games title, under the leadership of the Republic of Korea coach Park Hang-seo, Vietnam U23’s overcame many of the footballing powers in the region, including Australia, Iraq and Qatar, and fought bravely on a par with the overall champions Uzbekistan in the final during harsh weather conditions. The accomplishment is even more impressive and praiseworthy given that a lot of the favoured teams, such as Japan, China and Australia did not progress past the group stage. When Vietnam U23’s produced their first miracle by beating Australia, Park Hang-seo affirmed that was only the beginning. Indeed, the RoK coach and his players later performed consecutive “earthquakes”, which struck the whole continent, with commanding victories against Iraq and Qatar in order to seal a final place against Uzbekistan and finish as the overall runners-up, alongside being awarded the Fair-play prize. In the mindset of the fans, Vietnam U23’s was considered weaker than most of the other opponents. Only coach Park Hang-seo showed his players that they were at… [Read full story]

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VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan receives the Developing Member Associations of the Year award from the AFC 2017 could be considered a great year for Vietnamese football, as the VFF has six teams through to the final rounds of AFC competitions, including the men’s national team, the women’s national team, the national futsal team, and the national U23, U19 and U16 teams.In addition, the VFF had actively and successfully hosted different AFC competitions throughout the year, including the 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship, the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification and the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.Furthermore, proactive involvement…... [read more]

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs will be appointed director of the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC (PVF) youth academy.Ryan Giggs will be appointed director of the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC youth academy on November 20The 43-year-old football star is coming to Vietnam on November 19 to accept the role when PVF opens its new youth academy in the northern province of Hung Yen on November 20. He will be responsible for the training of football players and coaches and help build PVF into a leading football academy in Vietnam and South East Asia.Ryan Giggs will…... [read more]

The Deputy PM made the remarks at a conference to review the national strategy of developing Vietnamese football by 2020, with a vision to 2030, which was held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi, on December 19. Deputy PM Dam believes that Vietnamese football has seen positive changes in many aspects but has also shown a lot of inadequacies in school football, the training of young players, football violence, and negative behaviour both inside and outside the football stadium. At the conference, participants also pointed out a number of shortcomings in the national football, including the…... [read more]

NDO – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was honoured with the AFC Developing Member Associations of the Year award at the AFC Annual Awards 2017 ceremony held in Bangkok, Thailand on November 29. 2017 could be considered a great year for Vietnamese football, as the VFF has six teams through to the final rounds of AFC competitions, including the men’s national team, the women’s national team, the national futsal team, and the national U23, U19 and U16 teams. In addition, the VFF had actively and successfully hosted different AFC competitions throughout the year, including the 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship,…... [read more]

VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time the Japan Football Association (JFA) has invited the Vietnamese national football squad to play a friendly game v.s the Japanese team on October 7 in Kobe. "This is a good sign for the increasing value of Vietnamese football," says an official from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). After the 2-1 victory against Qatar in Hanoi in the second-leg game of the second qualifier round of World Cup 2014, German coach Falko Goetz and his team is believed to make surprise in the upcoming friendly game. The last game between Vietnam and Japan was…... [read more]